Three Roses

<p>Charu, Nandhu and Pooja are friends who study music abroad. On their return they become embroiled in a case involving their friend Asha, who travels with her lover to from on a false passport. She is imprisoned and the three girls garner support for Asha who would be executed if sent back to Dubai. Actress along with her brother, Srinivas alias Vasu, agreed to produce a Tamil film along the lines of the American franchise, , and hired leading actresses and to appear in key roles alongside her. was signed as director. Initially the producers had approached to play one of the lead roles, though the actress rejected the opportunity; in one interview she cited scheduling conflicts, but in another, attributed it to its similarities to . The film began its first schedule on 21 November 2001 in with the producers also revealing they managed to get Hindi actor to make a guest appearance. He shot for a song in Chennai. agreed to play a supporting role in the film, but later left. During the shoot of the film, there was reportedly a clash of opinions between Jyothika and Laila in January 2002, with the pair having to be restrained by the actress-producer of the film, Rambha. Problems continued as the careers of Laila and Rambha began to peter out, prompting distributors to back away from the film, leading to further delays. Prior to release, the team of the film collaborated with prominent tea brand, 3 Roses, for their media campaign. Soundtrack was composed by and lyrics were by Paarthi Bhaskar. The film marked the full-fledged singing debut of . Malathi Rangarajan of said that “a frivolous storyline, a lackadaisical approach to the screenplay and inept direction mar “, adding that “after all the hype and hoopla, speculation and delay, arrives , and ironically it is focus that the film lacks.” Visual Dasan of felt this version of lacked the art direction, graphics and background score of the original. Dasan also panned the music but praised Vivek’s humour and added the first half which wobbles like a pit, gains speed after Dalal Azmi’s love affair comes up. Malini Mannath of wrote, “The trio lack the to carry the film on their shoulders. Rambha is no more the oomph girl she once was, Laila never had it, and Jyotika for all her sincerity is clearly out of place in the entire film”. Rambha suffered losses from the film and fell heavily into debt, being forced to sell her property. A case was filed against her as she borrowed a large sum of money but failed to return it. The failure of the film also led to Rambha taking an extended break from Tamil language films. Vasu went on to produce Rambha’s thriller film . However, the film never saw a release date.</p>